Bentley Ships MicroStation ReproGraphics; Significance of New Raster-to-Vector Conversion Product Underscored by Independent Study Showing 46% Productivity Gain Over I/RAS B.EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996 - Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Inc., today announced that MicroStation ReproGraphics Duplicating printed materials using various kinds of printing presses and high-speed copiers. (TM), the company's new raster-to-vector conversion and image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. product, will ship to users this month. The product includes the full set of capabilities, including the drafting functionality of MicroStation PowerDraft(R), for converting engineering paper documents to MicroStation(R) drawings. MicroStation ReproGraphics offers significant productivity gains in this area and establishes a new price point for a complete image conversion product. The significance of the release is underscored by a just-completed productivity study conducted by Texas Computer Graphics, an extensive user of Intergraph's I/RAS B and a MicroStation value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (MVAR MVAR Mega Volt Ampere Reactive MVAR Magnetic Variation ). Its benchmark found that users of MicroStation ReproGraphics were over 46% more productive than users of I/RAS B. The comprehensive study measured the total user time in all steps to convert binary, grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in , and color images to models. Yoav Etiel, senior vice president of marketing at Bentley, comments, "Engineering document conversion is growing in importance because it stands as a bottleneck in the larger dynamic of engineering data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and document management. Effective conversion is also critical to broad deployment of computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive and geographic information systems." He adds, "MicroStation ReproGraphics is a complete package that boosts engineering document conversion productivity with a price that allows for widespread implementation." In its report, Texas Computer Graphics also detailed the capabilities of MicroStation ReproGraphics that led to the productivity advantage over I/RAS B. Included in the listing were raw imaging performance, functional and user interface consistency with other MicroStation products and applications, and the new Spy Window for fast and accurate raster placement. The report ended by pointing to the comprehensiveness of the Bentley offering, rating the package also more cost-effective than I/RAS B. MicroStation ReproGraphics is used in architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. and engineering, plant engineering, mechanical engineering, and GeoEngineering. The product allows for up to 32 colors or tones of gray and supports conversion of engineering documents of all types, including color maps, mylar sheets, black and white paper drawings, and blueprints. MicroStation ReproGraphics is built upon proven imaging technology from HMR HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Human Resources HMR Home Meal Replacement HMR Hamrun (postal locality, Malta) HMR Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal, Canada) , Inc. of Beauport, Quebec, Canada, developers of the popular MicroStation Descartes(TM) imaging products. It includes all functions required for the conversion process, including archiving, cleanup, editing, enhancement and vectorization. Raster images can be interactively vectorized with the MicroStation ReproGraphics raster snap and with the aid of the integrated Spy Window to zoom dynamically into hard-to-see areas. Pricing and Availability MicroStation ReproGraphics will initially be available on DOS, Windows(TM) 3.1, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (TM) and Windows 95 for MicroStation PowerDraft, MicroStation V5, and MicroStation 95. It supports industry standard raster file formats and can import all scanned images and Intergraph I/RAS files. The introductory price of MicroStation ReproGraphics, which includes MicroStation PowerDraft, is $2550 (US). As an upgrade to MicroStation PowerDraft, MicroStation 95, or any of Bentley's engineering products, the introductory price of MicroStation ReproGraphics is $1750 (US). Users of Intergraph's I/RAS B, ProEdit, and PowerRAS can purchase the upgrade for $995 (US) as part of a special program. For more information on MicroStation ReproGraphics, the range of MicroStation products, or Bentley, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (US), +31 2356-85588 (Europe), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), via e-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through the World Wide Web at www.bentley.com. The Texas Computer Graphic productivity study is also available on the Bentley web site. More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in engineering software products and user services. The company now serves over 220,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, GeoEngineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation products are proven at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundation behind the engineering of well-known buildings, airports, hospitals, highways, machines, bridges and industrial plants throughout the world. With annual revenues of over $95 million in 1995, Bentley has risen to number three in the AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission software segment and become one of the world's fastest growing software companies. -0- MicroStation and MicroStation PowerDraft are registered trademarks; and Bentley and MicroStation ReproGraphics are trademarks of Bentley Systems, Inc. Descartes is a trademark of HMR, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Boston Communications Michelle Allard, 617/247-1112 mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. 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